SOUND ON SOUND
Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound's Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC's technical training centre.
He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
Does this affordable powered speaker from Yamaha have what it takes to handle project studio mixing?
TL Audio's heavyweight valve recording channel not only provides you with gating, de-essing, compression, equalisation and limiting, but also lets you experiment with the sounds of different types of circuitry.
M-Audio's first foray into active nearfield monitors is certainly extremely affordable, but could it be a false economy for the home recordist?
Aphex update their famous Aural Exciter and Big Bottom processes for the 21st century.
Not only is this new cardioid condenser microphone extremely striking to look at, but it also boasts performance which is well out of the ordinary.
Apogee have an enviable reputation for their state-of-the-art digital converters, but their new Trak 2 also includes sophisticated mic preamplification.
Yamaha's AW2816 audio workstation appears to offer much of the functionality of the acclaimed AW4416, but at an even lower price point.
Hands-on advice to help you improve the fundamentals of your mixing technique.
There's a lot more to 5.1 surround sound production than stereo with extra channels — new, bewildering terms and concepts abound. This month, we explain Metadata, Upmixing, Downmixing, and look at what that centre speaker actually does...